Michigan high school shooting suspect, 15, appears at court hearing

The 15-year-old boy charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school was seen in custody via video during a court hearing on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect, Ethan Crumbley, a sophomore at the school, could be seen sitting behind a table, wearing a face mask against coronavirus, spectacles and what appeared to be a detention-issued protective vest.

Meanwhile, his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were looking on via video from a separate location, wearing baseball caps and blue casual tops, as the district judge Nancy Carmiak heard from a law enforcement witness, in the courtroom, about the attack at the school on Tuesday afternoon.

Willis made the comments shortly before Crumbley was to be arraigned on charges of murder, attempted murder, terrorism causing death and gun crimes.

He has been charged as an adult and was expected to be transferred from child detention to the county jail, according to the county sheriff, Mike Bouchard, at a press conference earlier.

Their son remained in school, and the shooting occurred a few hours later.

Bouchard also said investigators believed the gun had already been in school.